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Europeans, what is something that Americans have/do that makes no sense to you? (programming.dev)

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[-] merridew@feddit.uk 162 points 9 months ago

Sticker price isn't the price you pay at the till. Why? Why do you do that.

Massive gaps between the walls and doors of public lavatory cubicles. This is not some mystical, advanced technology. Get it together.

[-] orphiebaby@lemm.ee 32 points 9 months ago

We do that because our country is founded on the "right" for moneymakers to put as much onto the customer as they can get away with. Hence things like tipping culture.

[-] LUHG_HANI@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago

No offense but how thick do you have to be to make a door that is put in place solely to shield you from other humans, have a massive gap?

It seriously boggles my mind.

[-] Rouxibeau@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

It's not about doing it right for most. It's about saving every dime you can. There are some that properly enclose stalls, like a nationally known Magic card seller in my locale.

[-] Kerfuffle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

They deliberately do that in some public toilets to discourage people from hooking up in there.

[-] orphiebaby@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

I don't understand the question O:

[-] loutr@sh.itjust.works 21 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Why

[-] orphiebaby@lemm.ee 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Oh, that. Because nobody gives a fuck about anybody's rights in this country unless that person has a reasonable ability to sue.

[-] bleistift2@feddit.de 4 points 9 months ago

or a reasonable probability to draw a gun.

[-] Draghetta@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

What am I looking at here?

[-] Serisar@feddit.de 6 points 9 months ago

The inside of a toilet stall. As you can see it has a massive design flaw from top to bottom. That seems to be the norm in the grand ol' US of A.

[-] Draghetta@sh.itjust.works 0 points 9 months ago

Ahhhhh now I get it, thanks. It was a hard perspective to catch up on without the explanation :)

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